I just installed Poser 9 on a new build computer running Windows 7 Pro.  After I started Poser I was looking over the various windows and checked out the guides.  But when I went to looking for figures, etc. I found that the Library window is completely blank.  Neither CTRL+Shift+B or window>libraries did anything.  I've restarted several times but no joy.  Do I have a bad install or is this something worse?  Thanks for any help!

Did you install the content? 

Uh, oh.  Is that done separately from the Poser 9 install?  I must have missed something.  There's no option on the CD menu to install content.

There is a separate install for content and there are several different files to select the type of content you want.

Now its a big uh,oh.  I just checked the install and there's no content at all.  During the install it gave options for the location of the content and I went with what was "recommended".  The Poser 9 disk has a folder with "installers" in it but when I start an installer it tells me Poser isn't installed on my system.  I'm starting to get the feeling I was ripped off on this copy of Poser.

I'm uninstalling and reinstalling my Poser 9.  I'll try it with a different content location.  Unfortunately, this isn't looking good for me.

When installing Poser 9 on Win 7, the recommended location for establishing the content will be under a share folder. If you inadvertently selected Program Files, then UAC will interfere with content installation and usage.  Assuming that you installed Poser correctly, then your content files will automatically find the appropriate runtime for unloading.

Thanks!  I have UAC disabled but I suppose it could be Windows doing its own thing again.  I'll try a new install again using the share folder.  I think that's how it installed the first time but I'm not sure.

 I had the same problem with Poser 9 when I installed it as for the library being completely blank.  I had to get the update for Poser 9.  I installed the update, restarted the computer and all was good.  I also had a problem with a disk that I got from Amazon and they will take it back and send you a new one, or refund your money.  Kitty

Thanks, Kitty.  I just finished downloading the Poser 9 updates from the Smith Micro web site and and the Libraries are visible now.  Some kind of bug in Poser 9, I guess.  Unfortunately, I have to maually install any content that didn't come with Poser 9.  I think I liked Poser 4 better.  I didn't have to do all the content manually.  Anyway, thanks again.

 You are very welcome, I only knew about it because when I had the problem I got in touch with Smith Micro.  I have OCD when it comes to be organized, so I enjoy installing the content manually.  LOL!  Kitty

You can use the Poser's native installer to automate the process, however, you will need to manually select the destination of your content file and you need to inspect the content file for proper packaging prior to install.  Many freebie content are not correctly set up for decompressing into runtime folders directly and will cause grief when you begin looking for Library content which are installed but not visible anywhere.

9 has some nice features. Once you use it more you'll be happy. You can also run external runtimes (though it requires adding them to poser which is easy). The poser manual (I miss the paper one) is huge. It's under help and is a giant pdf.

Oh side note, a great free pdf reader is Sumatra PDF. It's excellent. I've been using it for years, and highly recommend it.

http://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/free-pdf-reader.html